Public Health Funding & Policy Committee

General Duties of the Committee

(a) the Committee shall:

(1) define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality;(2) evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement;(3) identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to performcore public health functions;(4) establish public health policy priorities for this state; and(5) at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:

(A) the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions;(B) ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state;(C) methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and(D) methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.

(b) Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with:

(1) prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served;(2) state and federal law; and(3) federal funding requirements.

--- Health & Safety Code, Sec. 117.101

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